in Tibet.
(d) Tsangpo
(c) Bhakra Dam
(d)
3. The Brahmaputra river is known as
(a) Sonpari (b) Ganga (c) Damodar
4. Look at the adjoining picture and identify it. Tick the option
where this monument is located
(a) Peninsular Plateau (b) Lakshadweep Island
(C) Northern Plains
(d) Eastern Coastal Plain
5. Which of the following pairs is not correct?
State
Capitals
(a) Haryana
Chandigarh
(b) West Bengal Kolkata
(C) Punjab
Lucknow
(d) Bihar
Patna
Answer the following questions,
1. Name the states which lie in the Northern Plains.
Answers
Answer:
The Brahmaputra (/ˌbrɑːməˈpuːtrə/), called Yarlung Tsangpo in Tibet, Siang/Dihang River in Arunachal Pradesh and Luit,Dilao in Assam, is a trans-boundary river which flows through China, India and Bangladesh.[a] It is the ninth largest river in the world by discharge, and the 15th longest.
Brahmaputra
Homeward bound.jpg
The Brahmaputra in Guwahati, Assam, India.
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Path of the Brahmaputra River [1]
Etymology
Sanskrit for Son (Putra) of Brahmā
Location
Country
China, India, Bangladesh
Autonomous Region
Tibet
City
Guwahati, Dibrugarh, Tezpur, Dhubri
Physical characteristics
Source
Angsi Glacier, Manasarovar
• location
Himalayas
• coordinates
30°23′N 82°0′E
• elevation
5,210 m (17,090 ft)
Mouth
Ganges
• location
Ganges Delta
• coordinates
25°13′24″N 89°41′41″E
• elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Length
Mapped 3,080.25 km (1,913.98 mi)[1]. Actual 3,969 km (2,466 mi).
Basin size
712,035 km2 (274,918 sq mi)[1]
Discharge
• average
19,800 m3/s (700,000 cu ft/s)
• maximum
100,000 m3/s (3,500,000 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Tributaries
• left
Dibang River, called by Dimasa tribe , Lohit River, Dhansiri River, Kolong River
• right
Kameng River, Manas River, Beki River, Raidak River, Jaldhaka River, Teesta River, Subansiri River
With its origin in the Manasarovar Lake region, near the Mount Kailash, located on the northern side of the Himalayas in Burang County of Tibet as the Yarlung Tsangpo River,[1] it flows along southern Tibet to break through the Himalayas in great gorges (including the Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon) and into Arunachal Pradesh (India).[3] It flows southwest through the Assam Valley as Brahmaputra and south through Bangladesh as the Jamuna (not to be mistaken with Yamuna of India). In the vast Ganges Delta, it merges with the Padma, the popular name of the river Ganges in Bangladesh, and finally, after merging with Padma, it becomes the Meghna and from here, it flows as Meghna river before emptying into the Bay of Bengal.[4]
About 3,969 km (2,466 mi)[1] long, the Brahmaputra is an important river for irrigation and transportation in the region. The average depth of the river is 38 m (124 ft) and maximum depth is 120 m (380 ft). The river is prone to catastrophic flooding in the Spring when the Himalayan snow melts. The average discharge of the river is about 19,800 m3/s (700,000 cu ft/s),[3] and floods can reach over 100,000 m3/s (3,500,000 cu ft/s).[5] It is a classic example of a braided river and is highly susceptible to channel migration and avulsion.[6] It is also one of the few rivers in the world that exhibits a tidal bore. It is navigable for most of its